Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands
match 4 · Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila · 2 Sept 2023
Papua New Guinea won by 100 runs
Papua New Guinea innings167/220 overs
Cook Islands innings6719.3 overs · target 168
The worm
Papua New GuineaCook Islands
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Papua New Guineawicket
Cook Islandswicket
Papua New Guinea innings 167/2 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Vare | not out | 75 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 117.2 |
| B Tau | c & b ZP Ikiua | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| T Ruma | c S Vaia b J George | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 140.9 |
| K Arua | not out | 43 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 134.4 |
| Extras | 16 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 20 overs | 167 | ||||
Did not bat: V Araa, P Siaka, V Buruka, I Toua, GP Tom, HJ Thomas, K Frank
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (B Tau, 1.6 ov), 77-2 (T Ruma, 11.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Vaia | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| ZP Ikiua | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| S Samuels | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| J George | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| M Kaukura | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| P Kaveao | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 12 | N Vare 5, B Tau 2 |
| 2 | 69 | 57 | N Vare 31, T Ruma 31 |
| Unbroken | 90 | 51 | N Vare 39, K Arua 43 |
Cook Islands innings 67 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Maruariki | c & b K Arua | 36 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 102.9 |
| ZP Ikiua | c P Siaka b HJ Thomas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| J George | c T Ruma b V Araa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| P Kaveao | run out (B Tau) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| M Kaukura | run out (N Vare) | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| D Kataina | run out (P Siaka) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| T Maika | run out (I Toua) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| S Vaia | c B Tau b V Buruka | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
| T Touna | c & b K Arua | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| S Samuels | b K Arua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| T Piakura | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 1 | |||||
| Total | all out, 19.3 overs | 67 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (ZP Ikiua, 2.6 ov), 19-2 (J George, 4.1 ov), 23-3 (P Kaveao, 6.2 ov), 46-4 (P Maruariki, 11.1 ov), 48-5 (D Kataina, 12.1 ov), 57-6 (T Maika, 14.5 ov), 58-7 (M Kaukura, 15.4 ov), 63-8 (T Touna, 18.5 ov), 63-9 (S Samuels, 18.6 ov), 67-10 (S Vaia, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP Tom | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| V Araa | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Thomas | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| I Toua | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| K Arua | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| V Buruka | 3.3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5.14 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 18 | P Maruariki 10, ZP Ikiua 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 7 | P Maruariki 7, J George 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | P Maruariki 1, P Kaveao 3 |
| 4 | 23 | 29 | P Maruariki 18, M Kaukura 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | M Kaukura 1, D Kataina 1 |
| 6 | 9 | 16 | M Kaukura 3, T Maika 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | M Kaukura 1, S Vaia 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 19 | S Vaia 3, T Touna 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | S Vaia 0, S Samuels 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | S Vaia 4, T Piakura 0 |
Match details
- Toss
- Cook Islands, chose to field
- Player of the match
- N Vare
- Ground
- Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Vanuatu
- Season
- 2023
- Umpires
- CA Polosak, L McCabe
- Match referee
- RW Stratford
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1394796